Legislation UpdateGREAT NEWS- LB 107 passed the first round of debate
this morning on a vote of 35-2. LB 107 will afford Nebraska’s Nurse
Practitioners full practice authority. Full practice authority for Nurse
Practitioners will increase access to care, help address the shortage of
primary care providers, provide stability for current NP practices, and align
Nebraska with the 19 states currently supporting full practice authority for
NPs. The Nebraska Nurses Association strongly supports this bill!
The
senators voting in favor of LB 107 were:
Bolz,
Brasch, Coash, Crawford, Friesen, Garrett, Gloor, Groene, Haar, K, Hadley,
Hansen, Hilkemann, Howard, Hughes, Johnson, Kinter, Kolterman, Krist, Kuehn,
Larson, McCollister, Mello, Morfield, Murante, Nordquist, Pansing-Brooks,
Riepe, Scheer, Schilz, Schnoor, Schumacher, Smith, Stinner, Watermeier, Williams
If
you live in their district please thank them for their support of LB 107.
If you live in
District 32 (Ebke), or District 33 (Seiler), please ask them to support LB
107 in the next round of debate. We expect the bill to be debated for
a second time sometime in the next 2 weeks.

See Link to article: http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/bill-to-give-nurse-practitioners-more-independence-moves-forward/article_e6d898e6-ae31-11e4-98a1-0fa035e86fd2.html

____________________________________________ In addition there is an exciting opportunity on February 12; Nurses Day at the Legislature. You can register at ﻿http://nna.site-ym.com/events/event_details.asp?id=582675﻿. This year they offer breakout sessions designed for those new to the legislative process, as well as an advanced session for more experienced advocates. Following lunch with our State Senators and honored guests there is an opportunity to visit the Capital for a tour and a short visit to your Senator's office, or to observe a legislative hearing. You also will receive 4.83 Contact Hours.